Looking at the good and the bad of love.

Is Romeo and Juliet a love story? Have you ever been in love?

Think of some Essential Questions
· Does love require sacrifice?
· What is the relationship between love and trust or between love and loyalty?
· What are the boundaries of love and sacrifice, and where does one draw the line between them?
· What are the factors that move individuals, communities, or nations to great sacrifice and what are the consequences?
· What is the relationship between decisions and consequences?
· How do we know how to make good decisions?
· How can a person’s decisions and actions change his/her life?
· How do the decisions and actions of characters reveal their personalities?
· How do we know what we know?
· How does what we know about the world shape the way we view ourselves?
· How do our personal experiences shape our view of others?
· What does it mean to "grow up"?
· Do you believe that things are fated no matter what, or do you believe your actions can change the course of your life?

keywords

Can you think of some more?
teenager love relationship teen

Articles

Let's Teach Our Children Well
Bernadine Healy. U.S. News & World Report. Washington: Sep 15, 2008. Vol. 145, Iss. 6; pg. 64

A long letter to teens about love and what it means to you.

Love and Addiction

Peele, S., with Brodsky, A. (1975), Love and Addiction. New York: Taplinger.
Chapter 4 "Love and an Addiction"
Chapter 5 "'Til Death do us Part"

Romeo and Juliet's Death Trip: Addictive Love and Teen Suicide
Romeo and Juliet is a tale of teen suicide.
Psychology Today, November 1, 2008

A website for teens who need help
To Write Love on Her Arms

Books
what other books can you find in the library?

Fromm, Erich. The Art of Loving. New York: Harper & Rowe, 1956.